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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Boy Genius has landed a BlackBerry Bold — RIM’s big, splashy push into the brave new world of HSDPA — in production hardware trim, and it looks like the rougher users out there might need a quick lesson in fragile handling if they want to get in on the action when it launches around the world in the next few weeks. The screen is said to be absolutely beautiful (as it should be at 480 x 320), and there’s a much improved browser to take advantage of that extra real estate; unfortunately, the whole package apparently scratches up with ridiculous ease, so it’s anybody’s guess just how long you’ll be able to actually see the screen before it’s awash in damage. Just remember: keys in one pocket, BlackBerry in the other. Interested parties would do themselves a favor by clicking through to the full review — the cat knows his BlackBerrys, and he’s really gone to town this time around.

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Cellphones

Research In Motion’s forthcoming BlackBerry Bold just got a little bit closer to reality. The device — which is said to be making its appearance on shelves around August — has shown up in the FCC’s files, getting the sensuous, loving treatment only the Federal Communications Commission can provide. Want to get deep inside the Bold’s situation? Hit the read link and begin your magical journey into SAR validation reports.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Cellphones

We had a chance to play with Research In Motion’s upcoming BlackBerry Bold handset tonight, and we came away happily impressed. To start things off, the keyboard felt easy enough to use, at least easier than the 8830 we’re often forced to use for work email. Gone are the sharp protrusions, replaced with a nice flat surface upon which to click.

Of note was the Bold’s user interface. Menus are clean and easy to read (despite some strange icon choices, see below), and response time is about as quick as one could hope, especially compared to other phones out there that seem to struggle with their operating systems.

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Original post by Joshua Fruhlinger

Filed under: Cellphones

According to reports crossing the wires this morning, Research In Motion is expected to delay the release of its next-gen BlackBerry Bold. The Boy Genius is claiming that software issues, battery life problems, and overheating are causing the hold-up, which will move the street date back to mid-August as opposed to the presumed July release on AT&T. There’s been no confirmation from RIM on the news, but that’s not stopping analysts from predicting the move will lower the company’s second quarter earnings outlook. We′re pretty sure it′ll make businessmen with twitchy thumbs none-too-happy as well.

[Thanks, Sam]

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Cellphones

See that image above? Yeah, that’s a sexy new side angle of RIM’s BlackBerry Bold, and it’s coming to us courtesy of AT&ampT. Just as Sprint did with its fashionable Instinct, AT&T is launching a promotional site for the forthcoming BlackBerry in order to drum up interest and get you (re)informed. Straight from the carrier’s mouth, we’ve got GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA support, integrated WiFi / GPS, 480 x 320 resolution display, a side-loaded memory slot, 1GB of built-in storage, a 624MHz CPU, 128MB of Flash memory, Bluetooth 2.0 with handsfree support and up to 5-hours of GSM talk time (13 days in standby). You’ll notice that the operator makes no mention of an exact release date, but we’re crossing our fingers and sticking to that leaked July timeframe until we hear otherwise.

[Thanks, Daryl]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Cellphones

We had heard that the introduction of the BlackBerry Bold (9000) / Thunder (9500) could usher in the long-awaited BlackBerry OS 4.6, and now we’re just about ready to believe it. A new listing over at Horizon Wireless Online details the forthcoming operating system, and notes that it will bring along richer browsing (which entails a whole host of improvements), click zooming with the trackball, Music Sync, an option to select Home screen grid size and support for continuous spell checking (among other things). Hey RIM, can we get that “richer browsing experience” on say, the Curve / Pearl?

[Thanks, Peter]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Cellphones

It was simply inevitable: someone was going to lay the iPhone and BlackBerry Bold down beside one another, and if John Mayer won′t stop sending himself emails long enough to do it, CrackBerry’s sister site will. There’s really nothing here that you couldn’t put together yourself from checking out galleries and videos of each device separately, but feel free to humor your sick mind by glancing over the comparative images in the read link below or examining the vid waiting after the jump.

Continue reading iPhone / BlackBerry Bold get close on video, are clearly uncomfortable together

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Cellphones

RIM’s hotly-anticipated BlackBerry Bold has only been received by a select few, but the fortunate folks over at Howard Chui managed to snag a pre-production unit and give it a good lookin’ at. Aside from showering us with a plethora of snapshots from a variety of angles, we’re also told that the plastic used “feels a little cheaper” than that on the 8800, outgoing sound quality “is terrific,” incoming sound quality could use some work and reception seemed much improved from the 8800. We know, it’s not a full-blown review or anything, but it’s still apt to whet your appetite until the real deal shows up en masse.

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Original post by Darren Murph

PhoneFromHere.com today announced a 5 year agreement with Digium. They have been working informally in the past. The goal is to improve and commercialize the embedded Java softphone created by Digium engineers. PhoneFromHere.com creates web call me button widgets for use on websites, blogs, social networking sites, etc. that not only enables visitors to call you but it protects your privacy as well.

Also, PhoneFromHere has a cool iGoogle ‘Phone Home’ widget currently in beta. Simply add the PhoneFromHere.com widget to your iGoogle homepage and use your laptop, headset and internet connection to place calls.

Interestingly, PhoneFromHere doesn’t use SIP - instead they use Nomasystems′ IAͲ opensource library. The IAX2 protocol was of course developed by Asterisk guru Mark Spencer from Digium with the goal of being able to traverse firewalls more easily & interconnect multiple Asterisk IP-PBXs in branch offices. But lest I fall into a SIP vs. IAX2 debate let me just share the rest of the news after the jump…

Continue reading PhoneFromHere.com &amp Digium Ink 5 Year Deal…

Tags: Asterisk, click to call, Digium, IAX2, Java, Mark Spencer, Nomasystems, PhoneFromHere.com, SIP, softphone, VoIP

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Original post by nafiz

Filed under: Laptops

Just in case you were really, really anxious to get your hands on the MacBook Air, word on the street is that the little slivers are already in stores, and you’ll actually be able to stroll up into the place and nab them this Tuesday. Of course, old Jobsy has already said as much (”two weeks”), but the Boy Genius is making extra-dextra sure that everyone knows they really will be on the floor come next week. If you’re lucky enough to be employed by Apple as a “Genius,” then you’ll be getting some Air training tomorrow. Hey, it’s never too late to sign up and instantly be accepted for a job… oh, wait, it probably is.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

The votes are in for the best of Crapgadget at CES 2008, and it was something of a landslide. We’re sorry, mini phone, but the e-paper display that’s actually paper took the gold with a margin of nearly ten points over the runner up, Tole Pure. See you next year — if you haven’t already gouged out your eyeballs.

1. Round 13: e-paper display actually paper
2. Round 18 finale: Tole Pure really is a crapgadget
3. Round 17: the non-existent digital photo frame
4. Round 1: the Mini Phone
5. Round 2: the MP5 player
6. Round 7: 64MB Beer MP3 player
7. Round 8: Firetruck with 1.5-inch digital photo frame
8. Round 4: Fugliest display evar
9. Round 12: iPod docking pink plastic purse
10. Round 11: Janky-ass MP4 watch
11. Round 14: Hello Kitty with human debris
12. Round 15: Shredmaster Jr.
13. Round 6: The Apple Pie
14. Round 10: PC Desktop Duo
15. Round 9: spy recorder for little girls
16. Round 16: Music Player Sunglasses
17. Round 3: Boxing Champ
18. Round 5: Tweety! digital camera

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Original post by Ryan Block

Filed under: CES

The Tole Pure is alright, but the live demo was pretty awkward.

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Original post by Ryan Block

Filed under: CES, Portable Audio

The “Most Newest” concept of MUSIC PLAYER… for when Oakley’s Thumps are just too classy.

Coming soonest.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: CES, Features, Gaming

Smells like cheap knockoff spirit.

 

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Original post by Barb Dybwad

Filed under: CES

Hello Kitty meets hair.

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Original post by Dante Cesa